Schaeffers Investment Researchยท2025-09-04 17:02Group 1: Company Performance - C3.ai Inc (AI) reported a fiscal first-quarter earnings miss, withdrew its 2026 forecast, and replaced its CEO, leading to a 3.4% decline in stock price to $16.12, with UBS and Canaccord Genuity cutting price targets to $16 from $23 and $28 respectively [2] - GitLab Inc (GTLB) experienced an 8.9% drop to $42.76 despite better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter, as its fiscal third-quarter and full-year revenue guidance fell short, resulting in eight price-target cuts, including Barclays reducing it to $44 from $47 [3] - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) outperformed peers with a 3.8% increase to $23.71 after reporting top- and bottom-line wins for the fiscal third quarter and raising its full-year outlook, prompting five price-target hikes, including one to $30 at Raymond James [4] Group 2: Market Reactions - Options trading volume for all three companies surged, with AI and GTLB seeing triple the average intraday volume, while HPE experienced six times the typical volume [5] - The most active options contracts for AI are the weekly 9/5 18-strike calls, for GTLB the 45-strike calls, and for HPE the October 24 call [5]